Near Space Network

Overview

NASA's network of ground stations and relay satellites (formerly the Space Network's TDRSS and the Ground Network) that supports missions in Earth orbit and near-Earth space.

Individual ground stations are described within the network rather than modelled as separate entities — a stated scope limit of this encyclopedia, not fabricated data.

Knowledge connections

• Operated byNASA
• Uses bandS-band
• Uses bandKa-band
• Uses bandOptical (Laser)
• ContainsWhite Sands Complex
• ContainsSvalbard Satellite Station
• ContainsAlaska Satellite Facility
• ContainsWallops Ground Station
• ContainsLaser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
• ContainsTracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRS)
• Associated withGoddard Mission Operations

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.